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Alex LaBossiere retweeted
I’m hiring a Chief of Staff at @fw_automation
For 2 years you’ll work with me across the company, then move into a senior role in biz ops or finance
The right person is highly organized, self-motivated, hungry, and comfortable keeping many things moving at once. CoS, banking, or staffer backgrounds are likely fits
Alex LaBossiere retweeted
What happened to crypto?
I sat down with Haseeb Qureshi (@hosseeb), Managing Partner at Dragonfly, to find out.
We spoke about digital dollars, nationalized banks, bubbles and speculation, Iran and BlackRock, jaywalking, and beanie babies.
0:00 – Intro
1:23 – What Happened to Crypto?
3:18 – Stablecoins and Escape Velocity
7:04 – Bitcoin, Gold, and the Generational Trade
10:34 – War and Stores of Value
15:06 – Retail, Nvidia, and Capital Flight
18:23 – Stablecoins 101
20:00 – Eurodollars, Venmo, and AI Agents
23:00 – Dollarization and the Black Market
25:28 – Banks, Airwaves, and the Balance of Power
31:20 – Too Many Currencies
36:11 – Institutions and Cypherpunks
40:08 – Iran and BlackRock
41:00 – Speculation and Bubbles
43:12 – Prediction Markets and the Overton Window
51:04 – Skin in the Game and the Rational Voter
54:06 – Staying in Crypto
57:13 – When Crypto VC Ends
58:57 – What Would Change Haseeb’s Mind on Crypto
1:03:00 – What Should More People Be Thinking About?
Alex LaBossiere retweeted
Just did a longform conversation with @laboss on what’s actually happened to crypto and why it's working.
Where stablecoins fit into geopolitics, Bitcoin as generational trade (why it rarely acts like gold), prosocial prediction markets, when crypto VC will end, and more.
Worth a listen if you’re still trying to figure out why crypto is suddenly back 👇
What happened to crypto?
I sat down with Haseeb Qureshi (@hosseeb), Managing Partner at Dragonfly, to find out.
We spoke about digital dollars, nationalized banks, bubbles and speculation, Iran and BlackRock, jaywalking, and beanie babies.
0:00 – Intro
1:23 – What Happened to Crypto?
3:18 – Stablecoins and Escape Velocity
7:04 – Bitcoin, Gold, and the Generational Trade
10:34 – War and Stores of Value
15:06 – Retail, Nvidia, and Capital Flight
18:23 – Stablecoins 101
20:00 – Eurodollars, Venmo, and AI Agents
23:00 – Dollarization and the Black Market
25:28 – Banks, Airwaves, and the Balance of Power
31:20 – Too Many Currencies
36:11 – Institutions and Cypherpunks
40:08 – Iran and BlackRock
41:00 – Speculation and Bubbles
43:12 – Prediction Markets and the Overton Window
51:04 – Skin in the Game and the Rational Voter
54:06 – Staying in Crypto
57:13 – When Crypto VC Ends
58:57 – What Would Change Haseeb’s Mind on Crypto
1:03:00 – What Should More People Be Thinking About?
What happened to crypto?
I sat down with Haseeb Qureshi (@hosseeb), Managing Partner at Dragonfly, to find out.
We spoke about digital dollars, nationalized banks, bubbles and speculation, Iran and BlackRock, jaywalking, and beanie babies.
0:00 – Intro
1:23 – What Happened to Crypto?
3:18 – Stablecoins and Escape Velocity
7:04 – Bitcoin, Gold, and the Generational Trade
10:34 – War and Stores of Value
15:06 – Retail, Nvidia, and Capital Flight
18:23 – Stablecoins 101
20:00 – Eurodollars, Venmo, and AI Agents
23:00 – Dollarization and the Black Market
25:28 – Banks, Airwaves, and the Balance of Power
31:20 – Too Many Currencies
36:11 – Institutions and Cypherpunks
40:08 – Iran and BlackRock
41:00 – Speculation and Bubbles
43:12 – Prediction Markets and the Overton Window
51:04 – Skin in the Game and the Rational Voter
54:06 – Staying in Crypto
57:13 – When Crypto VC Ends
58:57 – What Would Change Haseeb’s Mind on Crypto
1:03:00 – What Should More People Be Thinking About?
Listen to the full episode:
Apple: apple.co/4hMJBh1
Spotify: bit.ly/4zHsBPR
YouTube: youtu.be/hR8Mwmecis0
At some point everyone will figure out Gaurav quietly runs one of the best interview series on the internet. Until then I get to feel early
Nikesh Arora is the Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks. Before that, he ran Google’s European business and was handpicked by Masayoshi Son to one day lead SoftBank.
He came to America with $2,000 from his father, planning to go home once he had saved $100,000.
In 2018, Nikesh took over Palo Alto Networks despite knowing almost nothing about cybersecurity. Since then, its revenue had quadrupled and its stock has risen ~10x.
Nikesh is the operator’s operator. He walks into industries as an outsider, sees the game more clearly than the people inside it, and makes very big companies move very fast.
Eric Schmidt once called him “the finest analytical businessman” he had ever worked with. Nikesh says he has had “limited success” and “just runs a normal business.”
My conversation with @nikesharora:
Alex LaBossiere retweeted
Introducing the American Innovation Exchange, the first U.S. derivatives exchange designed for trading the AI economy. Trade futures and options on compute, metals, energy, and other critical instruments in the AI supply chain. Coming soon from Architect.
Alex LaBossiere retweeted
As part of Factory Floor Fridays, EXIM visited @fw_automation in Los Angeles, CA to spotlight American small business innovation, software-orchestrated textile production, and the domestic manufacturing capabilities being built here at home to strengthen supply chains, support U.S. jobs, and compete globally. 🇺🇸🏭
🤖 Made with AI
Alex LaBossiere retweeted
$100M. Largest defense-tech Series A in US history. We're building the AI brain for unmanned warfare 🇺🇸🫡
Alex LaBossiere retweeted
A 10-minute application for $100,000.
A free, no-strings-attached prize for builders, scientists, operators.
Introducing the Eigenprize. ↓
run by @menemazarakis, @markkhrapko, & yours truly :)
Alex LaBossiere retweeted
Earlier in the year, @gauravahuja and I went looking for a concise, visually striking chronicle of the breakthrough moments that shaped modern technology -- and couldn't find one. So we made it!
Incredibly excited to publish Artifacts to the world today. The book is a walk through time, distilling the catalytic “why-now” shocks that turned fragile ideas into enduring platforms, from vacuum tubes to quantum leaps. We believe that knowing where we came from is the best way to imagine where we can go, and every category-defining company we admire can trace its roots to one of these moments in time.
This book is a love letter to the technological breakthroughs of the past century and an ode to the moments that became Timeless.
We're proud to share it today with the people who will write the next pages. Check your mail soon!
Alex LaBossiere retweeted
Everyone needs a cofounder. That’s why we built the first ai agent that runs your business with you, remembers things, and knows everything about your business.
Cofounder by @intelligenceco can automate, remember, and take actions on your behalf.
Alex LaBossiere retweeted
I sat down with Miles Grimshaw (@MilesGrimshaw), General Partner at Thrive Capital.
We spoke about trillion dollar companies, Silicon Valley as an idea, business genetics, practicing scales, and Swedish House Mafia.
0:00 - Intro
2:14 – “The Era of Doing”
6:15 – Startup Capital Intensity in the Age of AI
9:14 – The Rise of Trillion Dollar Outcomes
15:11 – Silicon Valley as an Idea
21:04 – Physics vs Biology-Style Investing
25:41 – Business Genetics and Compounding
33:04 – Dying of Indigestion and Going Multi-Product
35:55 – Co-Pilots, Command Centers, and Defensibility
40:07 – Investing Stage Agnostically
44:29 – When is VC a Good Capital Instrument?
49:18 – Thrive’s Core Beliefs
53:57 – A Bet vs a Commitment
57:49 – The Few Ideas Miles Takes Seriously
59:47 – Doing a Few Big Things vs a Million Little Things
1:03:54 – Practicing Scales
1:06:22 – What Should More People Be Thinking About?
I sat down with Miles Grimshaw (@MilesGrimshaw), General Partner at Thrive Capital.
We spoke about trillion dollar companies, Silicon Valley as an idea, business genetics, practicing scales, and Swedish House Mafia.
0:00 - Intro
2:14 – “The Era of Doing”
6:15 – Startup Capital Intensity in the Age of AI
9:14 – The Rise of Trillion Dollar Outcomes
15:11 – Silicon Valley as an Idea
21:04 – Physics vs Biology-Style Investing
25:41 – Business Genetics and Compounding
33:04 – Dying of Indigestion and Going Multi-Product
35:55 – Co-Pilots, Command Centers, and Defensibility
40:07 – Investing Stage Agnostically
44:29 – When is VC a Good Capital Instrument?
49:18 – Thrive’s Core Beliefs
53:57 – A Bet vs a Commitment
57:49 – The Few Ideas Miles Takes Seriously
59:47 – Doing a Few Big Things vs a Million Little Things
1:03:54 – Practicing Scales
1:06:22 – What Should More People Be Thinking About?
Listen to the full episode:
Apple: apple.co/481py9A
Spotify: bit.ly/4m5NxI9
Youtube: youtu.be/OWjg27u5rpA?si=iL0r…
Alex LaBossiere retweeted
“What looks late to some by absolute size is still really early…”
@MilesGrimshaw is on the podcast. Episode out Thursday.
“What looks late to some by absolute size is still really early…”
@MilesGrimshaw is on the podcast. Episode out Thursday.
Alex LaBossiere retweeted
🚨 Dream job alert: We’re hiring an Investment Partner at Chapter One in San Francisco & there’s never been a better moment.
SF is ground zero for AI, and we’re in it with a fresh fund ready to deploy.
This is the role I wish existed when I was coming up: real ownership, leading deals, and working with a tight, product-obsessed team.
If you’ve been waiting to take a bigger swing, this is your shot.
Alex LaBossiere retweeted
Today, we’re announcing Antimetal’s $20M Series A.
Writing code is no longer the hard part. Maintaining it is.
We’re automating everything that happens after you deploy.
We have 60 spots available. Reply for early access.